Model making : poles in scale 1:87

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Being a member of a model railway club, I was asked to create a 3D design of an existing iron structure located in Westerlo, Belgium. We rebuilt the village center in scale 1:87 (HO). At that time, there was still a steam and diesel tram railway operating. This iron structure stood as a central landmark on the village square. It supported a typical tree found in many villages in my region - a lime tree. The village of Westerlo also had its own specimen. For more information and photographs, visit https://www.mscdekempen.be (a Dutch website). Search for "Westerlo" to find related content. I built the model exactly in scale 1:87 using Blender. However, transforming the STL files revealed that printing them in PLA was impossible due to scaling issues, even when printed in resin. So, I modified the designs to make them printable. They still meet the acceptable standards for the 1:87 scale. Files with the word "extended" have been altered and are no longer on a 1:1 scale like the real structure. These files were used to print in scale 1:87. For people working in other scales, I added the original designs, which can be used to create custom STL files. In larger scales, these files can be printed using PLA. A crucial note: printing in PLA was impossible for my printer at scale 1:87. So, I used an online website to have them printed using Formlabs Standard Resin instead. On the picture with the lime tree, you see horizontal beams connecting the poles. These are standard beams available at specialized hobby retail stores that can be purchased and used for this project.